DE69126518T2 - METHOD FOR PRODUCING CYLINDRICAL MICRO LENSES OF A SPECIFIC SHAPE, AND PRODUCT THEREFORE - Google Patents

METHOD FOR PRODUCING CYLINDRICAL MICRO LENSES OF A SPECIFIC SHAPE, AND PRODUCT THEREFORE

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DE69126518T2
DE69126518T2 DE69126518T DE69126518T DE69126518T2 DE 69126518 T2 DE69126518 T2 DE 69126518T2 DE 69126518 T DE69126518 T DE 69126518T DE 69126518 T DE69126518 T DE 69126518T DE 69126518 T2 DE69126518 T2 DE 69126518T2
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micro lenses
cylindrical micro
producing cylindrical
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James Snyder
Thomas Baer
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University of California
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B23/00—Re-forming shaped glass
    • C03B23/04—Re-forming tubes or rods
    • C03B23/047—Re-forming tubes or rods by drawing
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B37/00—Manufacture or treatment of flakes, fibres, or filaments from softened glass, minerals, or slags
    • C03B37/01—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments
    • C03B37/02—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor
    • C03B37/025—Manufacture of glass fibres or filaments by drawing or extruding, e.g. direct drawing of molten glass from nozzles; Cooling fins therefor from reheated softened tubes, rods, fibres or filaments, e.g. drawing fibres from preforms
    • C03B37/027—Fibres composed of different sorts of glass, e.g. glass optical fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2552—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding reshaping or reforming of light guides for coupling using thermal heating, e.g. tapering, forming of a lens on light guide ends
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4206—Optical features
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • G02B6/425—Optical features
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2203/00—Fibre product details, e.g. structure, shape
    • C03B2203/02—External structure or shape details
    • C03B2203/04—Polygonal outer cross-section, e.g. triangular, square

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
DE69126518T 1990-10-01 1991-03-15 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CYLINDRICAL MICRO LENSES OF A SPECIFIC SHAPE, AND PRODUCT THEREFORE Expired - Lifetime DE69126518T2 (en)

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US07/591,462 US5080706A (en) 1990-10-01 1990-10-01 Method for fabrication of cylindrical microlenses of selected shape
PCT/US1991/001756 WO1992006046A1 (en) 1990-10-01 1991-03-15 Method for fabrication of cylindrical microlenses of selected shape and resulting product

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US (1) US5080706A (en)
EP (1) EP0503006B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3121614B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69126518T2 (en)
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Representative=s name: EFFERT UND KOLLEGEN, 12487 BERLIN

8328 Change in the person/name/address of the agent

Representative=s name: WABLAT-LANGE-KARTHAUS, 14129 BERLIN